Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · funerary_equipment

Funerary Cone of King’s Scribe, Ramose

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Funerary Cone of King’s Scribe, Ramose, 664–332 B.C.E.. Terracotta, Diam. 3 15/16 x 5 7/8 in. (10 x 15 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1933E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A circular Egyptian artifact featuring hieroglyphic inscriptions.

The artifact is a round stone piece with incised hieroglyphs organized in vertical columns. The craftsmanship is detailed, indicative of skilled artisanship. The surface shows wear, consistent with ancient origins, and the hieroglyphs include cartouches, suggesting royal association.

royal New Kingdom good
Materials limestone
Signs cartouche ×2

Connections

Found at Thebes
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1933E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118438 tier-2
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